Stargazers will be treated to a rare sight this week as Venus, Saturn and the Moon align to create a “smiley face” formation in the night sky. This rare alignment will be visible for about an hour at around 5.30am on Friday morning, with sunrise taking place at around 6.30am.

According to various posts, on the morning of April 25, you will see the Moon, Venus, and Saturn in the same patch of sky, with the Moon providing the smile and the two planets creating eyes. But is that actually going to happen? In short, don't expect to see anything too spectacular, or resembling an emoji.